Rain on Your Radar: Engaging in Weather Data as Part of Everyday Routines (2024)

Masson, E. (2020). Rain on Your Radar: Engaging in Weather Data as Part of Everyday Routines. In N. M. Engebretsen, & H. Kennedy (Eds.), Data Visualization in Society (pp. 77-94). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463722902_ch05

Masson, Eef ; van Es, K.F. / Rain on Your Radar: Engaging in Weather Data as Part of Everyday Routines. Data Visualization in Society. editor / Nils Martin Engebretsen ; Helen Kennedy. Amsterdam University Press, 2020. pp. 77-94

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Masson, E 2020, Rain on Your Radar: Engaging in Weather Data as Part of Everyday Routines. in NM Engebretsen & H Kennedy (eds), Data Visualization in Society. Amsterdam University Press, pp. 77-94. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463722902_ch05

Rain on Your Radar: Engaging in Weather Data as Part of Everyday Routines. / Masson, Eef; van Es, K.F.
Data Visualization in Society. ed. / Nils Martin Engebretsen; Helen Kennedy. Amsterdam University Press, 2020. p. 77-94.

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Masson E, van Es KF. Rain on Your Radar: Engaging in Weather Data as Part of Everyday Routines. In Engebretsen NM, Kennedy H, editors, Data Visualization in Society. Amsterdam University Press. 2020. p. 77-94 doi: 10.5117/9789463722902_ch05